happy valentine's day!

this year our valentine's day consisted of a whole lot of
hearts, love, and sugar ;)

alex decided to make some kool valentines
we put a kool aid singles pack with a crazy straw



ben decided on giant pixy sticks

and
i decided to try an idea i found on pinterest.
once the boys were asleep i got to work
and in the morning they each woke up to a sign attached to a string

which led all over the house

 

and eventually ended up at a treat
where they also found a love letter from me
in which i wrote some of the many reasons why i love each of them

when stacey and i woke up
we found that drew had also made a scavenger hunt -
for us!
he sent us around the house
with the instructions to find each of the clues
and then text him the code from each.
once he got the correct answer he would give us our prize
SO ...
we followed the clues

and when we got to the end
he gave each of us a big valentine's hug :)

we followed our hunting with some quick pink heart pancakes

i spent the afternoon making some heart cookies

ben's class got to go bowling

alex's class had valentine activities all day long

and
drew ended his school day with a cowboy themed after school party/dance

following basketball practice
we ended our night with a fun dinner
and an easy dessert idea
twinkies cut and shaped to look like a heart
this is not a picture of ours by the way -
but i wanted to show you how cute they are

it was super easy
and the kids loved it!

a busy day
and despite all of the sugar
the kids crashed instantly!
happy valentines day to us!